减师半德 — “To only acquire half of one's teacher's skill or knowledge”

减师半德 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to only acquire half of one's teacher's skill or knowledge”. To be only half as capable as one's teacher.

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减师半德 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
减	jiǎn	11	reduce, decrease, subtract
师	shī	6	teacher, master, or division
半	bàn	5	half
德	dé	15	moral character or virtue

小明虽然很努力地学习绘画，但在技艺上，与他的老师相比，仍是减师半德。

Although Xiao Ming diligently studied painting, in terms of skill, he is still only half as capable as his teacher.

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What does 减师半德 mean?

减师半德 (jiǎn shī bàn dé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to only acquire half of one's teacher's skill or knowledge”.

How do you pronounce 减师半德?

减师半德 is pronounced jiǎn shī bàn dé in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 减师半德?

谓只学到老师的一半。